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gonococcus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gonococcus \Gon`o*coc"cus\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? semen, the genitals + NL & E. coccus.] (Med.) A vegetable micro["o]rganism of the genus {Micrococcus}, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gonococcus n : the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: {Neisseria gonorrhoeae}]
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